Country, roots and folk music in North Texas does not begin and end with a guy holding a guitar covering radio hits in a Stockyards bar, or George Strait’s shows at Dickies Arena — and Beyoncé is far ...
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African rhythm, roots & diaspora

Join for an enlightening discussion and demonstration by Carlos Mateu, a percussion artist, dancer, and musicologist in revealing the African roots of popular Latin music. He will lead us through live ...
RABAT, Morocco (Reuters) - Morocco's Gnawa, heirs to a musical and spiritual tradition brought north across the Sahara centuries ago by black slaves, are enjoying new fame as their hypnotic rhythms ...
Yasmin Williams, who was recently featured on NPR's "Tiny Desk" music series, is among the performers at this year's Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival. The event will be March 15 at ...
The sound of old-time music is considered by many to be quintessentially American, yet the extensive Black influence - from the creation of the banjo and fiddle traditions to the roots of social ...